Friday, 8 September 2017

Tuesday, 18 July 2017

Year 10 History summer work



Year 10 History summer work
 


Henry VIII and his ministers section B on paper 2


Describe two features of the Pilgrimage of Grace (4 marks)


Describe two features of the Field of the Cloth of Gold (4 marks)


 Describe two features of England’s war with France (4 marks)


 Describe two features of the Seymour family (4 marks)


 Describe two features of John Fisher’s opposition to Henry VIII (4 marks)


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Explain why Anne Boleyn fell from her position as Henry’s queen. You may use the following in your answer:


  • The succession
  • Jane Seymour


You must also use information of your own. (12 marks) 


Explain why Henry VIII decided to close down the monasteries. You may use the following in your answer:
  • Monastery land
  • Cromwell’s commissions


You must also use information of your own. (12 marks)


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‘The main changes to Henry VIII’s system of government and finance in the years 1534-40 was a greater role for parliament’.


How far do you agree?  Explain your answer.


You may use the following in your answer:


  • Statue Law
  • Government departments


You must also use information of your own (16 marks)


 




‘Thomas Cromwell fell from power because of the actions of the Duke of Norfolk’.


How far do you agree?  Explain your answer.


You may use the following in your answer:


  • Charges of heresy
  • Anne of Cleves


You must also use information of your own (16 marks)


 


‘The Pilgrimage of Grace was badly led’.


How far do you agree? Explain your answer.


You may use the following in your answer:


  • Robert Aske
  • The agreement at Doncaster


You must also use information of your own (16 marks)


 


Cold War
 


Explain two consequences of the election of Alexander Dubcek as First Secretary of the Czech Communist Party in January 1968. (8 marks) 


Explain two consequences of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (8 marks)
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Write a narrative account analysing the key events of the peace conferences in the years 1943-45


You may use the following in your answer:


  • The Tehran Conference 1945
  • The Potsdam Conference 1945


You must also use information of your own. (8 marks)


 


Write a narrative account analysing the key events of détente in the years 1970-79.


You may use the following in your answer:


  • SALT 1, 1972
  • The Helsinki Accords, 1975.


You must also use information of your own. (8 marks)


 


Write a narrative account analysing the key events in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in the years 1989-91.


You may use the following


  • The impact of ‘New thinking’
  • The fall of the Berlin Wall


You must also use information of your own. (8 marks)
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Explain two of the following ……………………………………………. (16 marks)


Explain the importance of the INF Treaty for relations between the USA and the Soviet Union. (8 marks)


Explain the importance of the Marshall Plan in the development of the Cold War.


Explain the important of NATO for the development of the Cold War. (8 marks)







Thursday, 18 May 2017

Henry VIII Glossary and definitions

Year 10 History.

Henry VIII glossary and definitions.

Image result for henry viii


Click link to access:


You will be tested on these words throughout the topic.
Your teacher will tell you which words you should be revising.

Tuesday, 16 May 2017

Year 10 Cue Card 2 COLD WAR

Cue Card topic
What to include on card
Key word Definition
Summit
Ultimatum
Arms Race
Revolution
Consequence/ Impact/ Result
Berlin wall causes
·         Khrushchev’s Ultimatum
·         Refugee crisis
Berlin wall events
·         Geneva Summit
·         Eisenhower and camp David
·         Paris Summit
·         The Vienna Conference
Berlin wall consequence
·         Kennedy prepares for war
·         Building of the wall
·         Impact of the wall being built
Cuban Missile causes
·         Development of arms race
·         Cuban revolution
·         Bay of pigs and missile bases
Cuban missile events
1.       Summarise key events of the 13 days of 1962
Cuban missile consequences
Short term causes:
1: Hotline (communication link)
2: Limited Test ban Treaty
Long term causes:
·         French leave Nato
·         Mutually assured Destruction (MAD)
Czechoslovakia causes
Details of the Prague Spring
What were the reforms?
Why is it different to Hungary
Czechoslovakia Events
What was Brezhnev’s dilemma?
What is the Brezhnev Doctrine?
Details of the Soviet invasion.
Czechoslovakia consequences
1: Americas response to the crisis
2: Western European response
3: Eastern European response




Monday, 13 March 2017

Year 11 June 2012 past paper


June 2012

Germany, 1918–39

Answer Questions 1(a) to (d), then Question 2(a) OR 2(b) and then Question 3(a) OR 3(b).



Question 1 – you must answer all parts of this question.

Study Source A.


Source A: From a history of Germany published in 2009
The Weimar Republic was set up as a democracy. This was completely different from Germany’s tradition of having one strong ruler. The Weimar Republic was seen by many German’s as being set up by the ‘November Criminals’ who had stabbed Germany in the back. So they thought the Weimar Republic needed to be destroyed and replaced by a one-party state.
































































(a) What can you learn from Source A about the Weimar Republic? (4)



(b) Describe the key features of the Weimar Constitution.(6)

(c) Describe the effects of the Munich Putsch. (8)

(d) Explain why Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in January 1933. (8)



Answer EITHER Question 2(a) OR 2(b).

EITHER



2 (a) Explain how the Weimar Republic dealt with attacks from right-wing and left-wing groups in the years 1919-22. (8)

OR

(b) Explain how the Nazi government dealt with the economic effects of the Great Depression in Germany in the years 1933-39. (8)





Answer EITHER Question 3(a) OR 3(b).

EITHER


You may use the following in your answer.
·         Hyperinflation
·         The occupation of the Ruhr
You must also include information of your own.

 

3 (a) How successful was Stresemann in dealing with the problems faced by the Weimar Republic in the years 1924-29? Explain your answer. (16)











OR

3(b) Was the use of censorship the most effective way that Hitler dealt with opposition to Nazi rule in the years 1933-39? Explain your answer.


You may use the following in your answer.
  • Censorship
  • The Night of the Long Knives
You must also include information of your own.

 














(Total for spelling, punctuation and grammar = 4 marks)

(Total for Question 3 = 20 marks)


Escaping the workhouse :wider reading

Wider reading on reforms for children during the 1800s.

BBC article can be found at this link.